FL FL - Tampa, WhtMale 56 - 65, UP191, "Bob", Discovered by fisherman, Makeshift shelter, Apr'95

[Hochman]

Couldn't find a thread for this case.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
ME/C Case Number - 95-02209

Reconstructions


"In April 1995, fishermen discovered human remains in a wooded area just north of Bearss Avenue near the Ramada Inn in Tampa, Fla. The remains were located next to a makeshift shelter, possibly used by homeless individuals. The remains are believed to be those of a 60+ year old white male, approximately 5’3” - 5’8” tall. Clothing, bottles and other items were found in close proximity to the remains. Investigators at the time believed the man was homeless and may have been known as “Bob” who was last seen in October 1994. Chemical isotope testing was conducted to estimate his geographical origin: the strontium and lead isotope data are consistent with a local U.S. origin of birth."

DBF - April 29, 1995
Age range - 56-65 Years
Condition of Remains - Near complete or complete skeleton
Inventory of Remains - All parts recovered

Height - 5' 6"(66 inches) Estimated

No hair recovered

No clothing listed on Namus

 

[Hochman]

Pictures of makeshift camp

 

[iulia]

From his Doe Network page:

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Available

743UMFL

 

[Caring1]

4 Exclusions:

Missing Person / NamUs #MP37938Robert Hay
Date of Last ContactSeptember 25, 1981
StateCA
CountySan Francisco

Missing Person / NamUs #Dennis Lee Brown
Date of Last Contact--
State--
County--

Missing Person / NamUs #Floyd Hansford Walker
Date of Last Contact--
State--
County--

Missing Person / NamUs #Frances Calle
Date of Last Contact--
State--
County--

 

[Nell91]

Bless his heart. What a lonely end. I wonder what his story is.

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page has been removed.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Identified by @othram as Christopher "Charlie" Mammana, who was born in 1918. Charlie relocated to Tampa, Florida around 1993 after the death of his wife, Connie, but he was never heard from again after that. He was a native of Easton, Pennsylvania. RIP Charlie

After 29 years, Hillsborough John Doe (1995) is Identified

 

[Susikatze]

That is heartbreaking. He became homeless after his wife passed away.

 

[MarziPanda]

From the Othram link:

During the course of the investigation, detectives discovered a headstone belonging to Mammana at Easton Cemetery in Easton, Pennsylvania, however there was no record of him being buried in the plot.

That's a bit odd. Did his family just assume he must have passed away at some point and give him a headstone?